April 11, 2024
Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic, many California students have struggled to attend class regularly. Recent data shows that even last school year, when kids were back in person and there were fewer Covid regulations, nearly a quarter of students statewide missed more than 10% of the school year.
But some school districts, like Fresno Unified, have managed to bring many of their missing students back to class. What’s their secret?
Guests:
- Abigail Arii, Director of Student Support Services, Fresno Unified School District
- Noreida Pérez, Attendance Manager, Fresno Unified School District
- Betty Márquez Rosales, Reporter, EdSource
- Lasherica Thornton, Reporter, EdSource
Read more from EdSource:
- Calls, home visits, counseling help get California students back to school
- Interactive Map: Chronic absenteeism up in nearly a third of 930 California districts
- California’s dramatic jump in chronically absent students part of a nationwide surge
Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.